Hundred Flowers Hall.
Hundred Flowers Fairy Xie Daoling sat high upon her throne, looking down.
"Gongsun Zhi, I've treated your injuries almost completely. Once you return and rest for a while, you'll make a full recovery," she said.
"Thank you, Saint." Gongsun Zhi clasped his hands.
Hundred Flowers Fairy paused, then spoke across the distance. "Let him in."
Leng Tianxing stumbled into Hundred Flowers Hall.
He looked thoroughly dejected.
Hundred Flowers Fairy considered for a moment. "Though you failed to Take the List, you fought alongside my disciple all the way here. You've earned your keep, if not your merit. I'll count you as having passed."
Disciple?
Leng Tianxing looked at Gu Qingshan.
Had he become Hundred Flowers Fairy's disciple?
Leng Tianxing was thrown into turmoil, stunned beyond words.
Gu Qingshan patted him on the shoulder. "Why don't you tell us what you came here for?"
Leng Tianxing hurriedly explained his request.
Hundred Flowers Fairy had him take off his shirt, then personally examined the demonic spider.
"An uncommon breed." Hundred Flowers Fairy beckoned to the spider. "Come out."
Without hesitation, the demonic spider crawled out of Leng Tianxing's chest, scurried over to the foot of the Ten Thousand Flowers Throne, and curled into a ball.
"Sever your connection with him. Then go to Ten Thousand Poisons Hall and get a token. You can cultivate here from now on." Hundred Flowers Fairy considered this, then said.
The demonic spider repeatedly bowed its head to the floor before crawling out of Hundred Flowers Hall.
As soon as the spider left, Leng Tianxing began trembling all over. The next moment, abundant Spiritual Power surged through his body. His Spiritual Pressure continued to rise, finally stabilizing at Golden Core Middle Stage.
His cultivation was no longer suppressed. It had completely returned.
"Thank you,